Etymology

monosilane

M3O1N1O1S1I1L1A1N1E1

Today it means: the silicon analog of methane, SiH₄ Full definition →

English silane ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishsilane
  5. English todaymonosilane

From mono- + silane.

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